Posted on 03/28/2025 8:12:27 PM PDT by Red Badger
Palm Bay [FLORIDA, of course!] Police Department (PBPD) officers arrested a man dressed as Ronald McDonald for allegedly trespassing.
A video shared Thursday by the PBPD showed officers approaching a man dressed up as Ronald McDonald. Christopher Marlowe, the suspect in the video, was banned from the plaza prior to the recent arrest, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Fox 13 Tampa Bay. Police said he was cautioned that he would be arrested if he returned. The suspect was allegedly loitering and was “aggressive” toward officers. Police said he was warned prior to the arrest.
Police said Marlowe was homeless, TMZ reported. An officer could be heard in the video asking him to put his belongings down because he’s under arrest, but the Ronald McDonald doppelgänger appeared to refuse to cooperate.
“Why, so you can rob me?” Marlowe said in the video. The bodycam footage showed the police taking action in an attempt to put handcuffs on Marlowe. An apparent scuffle ensued and the suspect ended up on the ground.
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The tense encounter continued as PBPD officers removed Marlowe’s personal items from his pockets, including what appeared to be an orange flare gun, according to the footage.
Officers eventually succeeded in putting the cuffs on the alleged trespasser and managed to get him into their vehicle despite his apparent efforts to resist.
Once inside the car, a verbal exchange between both parties could be heard in the video. An officer told Marlowe, “You look like a clown!”
He replied by shouting, “No sh!t, I am a clown, stupid!”
The footage went on to show the PBPD searching and emptying what appeared to be the suspect’s bag as they pulled out a number of red noses and clown costumes. The sound of a clown horn was heard repeatedly throughout the video but it’s unclear precisely where it was coming from.
Authorities charged Marlowe with one count of trespass other than structure or conveyance and resisting an officer with violence, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.
The police affidavit said the Ronald McDonald lookalike went by the alias “Wicked Jesus.”
It remains unclear whether he is still in police custody.
Just make those aware here on Free Republic that love to disparage people from Florida, I will tell you that almost everyone living here is from where you are from. So quit throwing the Florida man or woman under the bus because they’re probably from your state
How does a homeless man get such a nice costume and makeup?
He could have dressed as the Burger King, but even he thought that would be too creepy!
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